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NOTRE-DAME-DE-L'ÎLE-PERROT · EB-5 FIELD GUIDE

Does a project reservation deadline determine when I must file the EB-5 petition?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

A commercial deadline and an immigration filing decision are different. Review the real commitment without treating sales urgency as proof that the case is ready.

Check readiness before relying on a deadline

Confirm the actual investment evidence, applicable rules and any existing case consequences. A reserved place does not guarantee visa availability, petition approval or a particular date of residence.

The properties must be sold and the proceeds traceable before the petition is filed, and the capital must remain invested through the conditional-residence period. Anchor the calendar to the investor’s conditional-residence dates, not the project manager’s reporting cycle. Conditional permanent residence lasts two years, and the petition to remove conditions is generally filed in the ninety days immediately before the second anniversary of admission in that status. The capital must be invested, or actively in the process of being invested, when the petition is filed, so the loan should be advanced and the funds placed in the project escrow first. The case calendar should account for admission or adjustment, the sustainment requirement and the I-829 filing window, rather than treating an approved initial petition as the final step.